Automobile bumper



Get. 16, 1928.

D. D. MYERS AUTOMOBILE BUMPER Filed Sept. 13 1920 INVENTOR. Don D. My ens ATTORNEY Patented Oct 16, 1928.

now .D. MYERS, or ro'nnno; omo. I

' AUTOMOBILE i-B MP R.

Application filed September 13, 1920.- seriainofmaees.

This invention relates to bumpers for motor vehicles and particularly tomotor vehicles which have a frame within protruding'end, such for instance, as the Overland FModelfl, though this invention'may be applied to any motor vehicle,

Thc'general objectof this invention is to provide a bumper which is supported upon the vehicle in a novel mannerwhichresults in various advantages as later herein described. p

Another object is to provide a bumper which has small resistance for a small deflec tion buthas g a relatively large'deflection. y I

Another object is to provide a bumper whose resistance to deflection increases-With the amount of deflection at a rate greaterthan astraight line variable. p

Another Object is t mp which when impact occurs near'one end will set itself at an angle to tend to deflect'the Vehicle to one side to avoid the obstruction.

Another object is to' provide a bumper for vehicles having protruding ends which 'Will accomplish the above mentioned {objects 5 Another object'is to providea bumper'for such vehicles which will'aic'complish'th'eabove,

objects, Which Will not: interfere with the proper operation of thecranking means, for the motor on the vehicle.

Other objects such as tho'sQeTlatingt-o-advantages and economiesofmanufacture'will appear I proceed with a detailed descrip- 1 tion of the particular embodiments 'of-my ini vention which for the purposes of illustra tion I have shown in the accompanying' dr'awings, in which' FigurelI is a plan View improved bumperI I Figure II is a plan vieyv showing another embodiment of my invention.

Figure III is a plan view showinglstill anl other form of my invention.

1 re oresents a rotrudin end of a frame of c a vehicle chassis. I This protruding end piece I and II. 7 represents the bumper p'roper reatly increased resistance for of one-form of my I ficationof Figure, II. The springs are attached to theend' piece 1 by cleats 10 -'as in the other modifications and are attached Similar reference characters refer to simlar parts throughout the several views; 7

which is secured to the end of spring steel members 13. a

Positioned between springs 13 is-an -oval shaped spring 14, riveted to the bumper piece 7 at its center 16 and attached to the springs 13 by means of two clips 15. The oval sprin 14 preferably has a small clearance at 1' when there is only alight pressure against the bumper. At such times the springs 13 take the full load. If, however, agrjeater piece '1 by means pressure he applied to the bumper 7 the springs 13 Will give enough to allow spring 14 to contact and bear against the end piece 1 and thus take part of the load. i Moreover the springs 13 are greatly st-ifl'ened by spring 14 after spring 14' contacts at point 17 because of the support given them at clips 15. Therefore this-arrangement gives light resistance to a small'deflection of the bumper due to only {the springs' lfiiacting. However, a'heavy resistance is given to larger deflections due to the additional resistance of spring '14 as Well as its action'in-stiffening the-sprmgs 13.

In the mod'ification-shown in-FigufjII I springs 20 are similar'to spriiIgsISofFigure I. A spring member 21 is riveted to the springsQO'at 22 and is a'ttaehed at point l7jto the end piece 1 by any suitable means.

It is here shown as attached byga,bracket 24 aboutend-piece 1. having a'cleat' 23 held on by screw threaded nuts' 'after the manner of cleats 10. Or a threaded lug on bracket Qiniay pass through a hole in spring 21 and 'e held on by a nut and washer. l

i In the-modification shown iniFigure III abowspring 20 is riveted to the bumperpiece 7 M28 and is attached-to end piece 1 at the 'point l l'in a mannersimilar to that in which spring 21-is attached in the'modito the spring 26 by clips27. This structure -difiers from that shown'in Figure 11 chiefly in theclips 27' which'allow more or less sliding movement of the springs. I I I In the 'severalforms of my 'in vjention the cranking handle has plen'ty'ofclearancebetvveen the bumper 7 and the-springs. The

"cranking shaft to which the cranking-handle is attached may either extend above' or below the spring at point 17, or may extend through a hole provided in'the spring :-for that purpose. It is notthought necessary to illustrate in additional views the hole in the springasthat structure can be readily understood from the drawings by those skilled in the art. WVliile I have described my invention in more or less detail and as being'emb'odi'ed in certain forms I do not wish to be limited thereto as it is obvious to those skilled in the art that the same is cap ableof various modifications without departing from the scopejzof the; invention as defined bythe iappended claims. e V

:I claim as myiinven lon v r.

1,: An, automobile bumper comprising an impact, memb.er,asso cia ted flexible supportingmembcrs for supporting saidimpact memberon theautomobile, said supporting members contaetingwith said automobileat only three separated points, said points being latera-llyspaced approximately equally one from the other; A. r., 1.

1 2.1 l nabumperfor'motor vehicles having a, frame,, in combination, a, bumperybar, two end-[spring means secured to said frame and attached to the adjacent end of said bar, other spring ,means,,.atta ched to said end spring means and arranged to bear against said frame near .the center line of the vehicle. -3 In abumper. for motor vehicles having mframe, inacombination; aibnmper bar, two fin spring? m n esecured to said. fram n attachedto theadjacent endof said bar, oval shaped spring; means attached to said end spring means and arranged to bearagainst said frame near the center line of the vehi- -fr@. :4 L.;

41. In bumper for motoryehicles havinga frame-in, combination, a bumper bar, 7 twoendspring means secured to said frame and attached to the adjacent end ofsaid bar, 40 other spring a means attac spring means and arranged to bear against isaidj fframe near the center lineof the vehicle, whereby clearance space.

cranking handle which m the motor.;

q 5. 1nd}; bumper ay be used on t for inotor vehicles hav- .ing a framewith a protruding end, and a cranking means extending therefrom, in com- .bination a bumper bar, supporting means for said .bar secured to said frame laterally from the center line thereof to permit proper operation of said cranking means, spring means opposing the deflection of said bar and arranged to bear against the said protrud- 5 ing end.

, 6r Ina frame, with a protruding end, and a cranking means extending therefrom, in combination, abumper bar, 6 secured to said frame laterally from the cen- ,i.ter line thereo f to permit proper operation @of said cranking means, spring means opv posing the deflection of said bar and arranged ,Qto bear against the said'protruding end, at

or near its center.

hed to said end is provided for bumper for motor vehicles having a v supporting means for said bar v7. In a bumper for motor vehicles having a 'fr aine with a protrudingend,and a crankmeans extending therefrom, incoinbination, a bumper bar, supporting flexible means for said bar secured to said frame laterally from the center line thereof to permit proper operation of said cranking means, spring means opposing the deflection of said bar and arranged to bear nz 'lz i. 3., mi vI-=- ,8, ,1 a bumper fornnotqrvehicles having a vframe with a protrudlng end andcrank ng ineansextendin'g therefrom, in combination, abumper bar, supporting means reread bar secured to said frame laterally from the center line thereof to permit proper operation ofs'aid nking means, springmeans opposing the deflect-ion of saidbar and arranged tolie in close proximity to said protruding end. A

,9. In abumperfor motoryehicles having a frame with a. protruding end and cranking means extending therefrom, in combination, a bumper bar, supporting means forsaid bar secured to said frame laterally fromthe cent er line thereof to permit proper operation of said cranking means, spring means opposing the deflection ofsaid bar and arranged against the said protruding V to; e n os pro m ty to sa pr d end, to avoid interference with said crank- .ingsmeans, I

10, ,In, a bumper'for motor vehicles having a framevvith a protruding end and cranki g m an ext ng.

tion, a bumper bar, supporting means for 1 said bar secured to said framelaterally from the'center line thereof to permit proper operation of said' cranking means, spring means opp s ng he efle n f ai r a d. 2 ranged to lie in close proximity to said" protruding end, at or near its point of furthest protrusion. I t I r I 11. In a bumper 1fori motor vehicles haV- ,ing; a frame with protruding end and crank'ing means extending therefrom, in combination, a bumper bar, spring means for said bar secured to said frame laterally from the center line thereof to permit proper oper ation of said cranking means, a spring means opposing the deflection ofsaidbar-and arranged to lie in close proximity to said protrudingend V 12. An automobile bumper comprising an impact member,

members forming a unit for supporting said impact member on the automobile, saidunit cont'acting' with said automobile at only three points. o

impact member; interconnected supporting members forming a unit forsupporting said impact member on theautomobile, said unit contacting with said automobile substantially at its center. line and at two points spaced laterally therefrom.

therefrom, in combinaill.

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13. An'automobile bumpericomprising an 14. In a bumper for motor vehicles having a frame, in combination a bumper bar; spring means adjacent opposite ends of said bar and connected to spaced points on said frame;

and additional spring means attached to the end spring means first mentioned, adapted to bear against the frame near the center line of the vehicle.

15. An automobile bumper comprising an' impact member; an interconnected member forming a unit for absorbing shock on said impact member, said unit being adapted to contact with said automobile substantially at its center line.

In testimony whereof, I aflix my signature.

- DON D. MYERS. 4 

